Órlaithí Flynn
Órlaithí Flynn MLA | |
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Flynn in 2017 | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West | |
Assumed office 7 December 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jennifer McCann |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 1 January 1988
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Órlaithí Flynn (born 1 January 1988) is an Irish politician and MLA who represents Belfast West in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The daughter of Patrick Flynn, a Provisional IRA veteran in West Belfast, Flynn was educated at St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls before studying politics at the University of Ulster. She then completed a master's degree in Irish politics at Queen's University Belfast.[2][3]
Flynn joined Sinn Féin as a teenager.[3] She worked as an adviser to a succession of politicians: Rosie McCorley, Sue Ramsey and, finally, Alex Maskey. In 2016, she was selected by the party to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast West, replacing Jennifer McCann.[2] and was re-elected in the assembly elections of March 2017.[4]
References
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly | AIMS Portal | MLA Details". Aims.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- 1 2 John Manley, "Órlaithí Flynn is new Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast", Irish News, 2 December 2016
- 1 2 "Órlaithí Flynn set to become new MLA", Andersonstown News, 1 December 2016
- ↑ Harry McGee, Amanda Ferguson (3 March 2017). "NI Assembly: Sinn Féin topping polls in many constituencies". Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
External links
- Media related to Órlaithí Flynn at Wikimedia Commons
Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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Preceded by Jennifer McCann |
MLA for Belfast West 2016–present |
Incumbent |